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Harris Data Integrity Solutions Experts Featured in AHIMA Journal: Ensuring Data Integrity During Health System Change
Featured in the Journal of AHIMA, Candice Neisen, MS, RHIA and Mackenzie Higgins, RHIA examine the hidden risks mergers pose to the master person index, and the steps organizations can take to protect it. From pre-conversion planning to AI-supported data integration and post-merger governance, the article provides a roadmap for sustaining accurate patient identity during periods of rapid change.
M&A and Patient Data Integrity: An interview with Rachel Podczervinski and Julie Pursley of Harris Data Integrity Solutions
Rachel Podczervinski and Julie A. Pursley sit down with Electronic Health Reporter for an in-depth exploration of the obstacles confronting those tasked with maintaining the accuracy of patient data in a rapidly consolidating healthcare environment.
Harris Data Integrity Solutions Experts to Present at AHIMA25
During AHIMA25, Harris Data Integrity Solutions will feature its suite of services in Booth #826; Mackenzie Higgins, RHIA, and Candice Neisen, MS, RHIA, will present Balancing AI and Human Expertise During Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions; and Julie Pursley, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA, will host a a conversation on Every Name Matters: 2025 Patient Naming Framework in AHIMA’s Meet Up Hub (Booth #630).
Harris Data Integrity Solutions’ Mackenzie Higgins Receives AHIMA’s Emerging Star Award
Mackenzie Higgins, RHIA, has received AHIMA’s Emerging Star Award, recognizing her commitment to the health information profession, career accomplishments, excellence in team collaboration, and professionalism..
Prioritize Caring Algorithms and The Human Touch
Rachel Podczervinski and Julie A. Pursley discuss how AI-powered automation can help clean and manage data, but that person-matching demands more. Specifically, it requires Caring Algorithms and a human-in-the-loop approach to governance.
The Human Touch
Rachel Podczervinski and Julie A. Pursley introduce our 3-part white paper series, Entrusting Data in an AI World: A Framework for Accurate Healthcare Data, with a discussion on the need to retain the human touch to optimize AI investments.
Emergence of Caring Algorithms
On Health IT Answers, Rachel Podczervinski and Julie Pursley discuss the role of Caring Algorithms in today’s person matching processes.
Team Spotlight: Candice Neisen, MS, RHIA, Director, Professional Services Director
Professional Services Director Candice Neisen says her work in patient identity management may take place behind the scenes, but it helps fulfill her dream of helping patients.
Team Spotlight: Kayla Black, Identity Manager
Identity Manager Kayla Black says patients should be more engaged in managing their data, which helps facilities and clinicians minimize the negative impacts of duplicate or inaccurate patient records.
Team Spotlight: Christina Breaux, BSN, RN, Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator Christina Breaux says patient identity management is the foundation of a complete and reliable medical record, making it vital to safe and effective patient care.
Team Spotlight: Christine Powell, Identity Manager
Christine Powell, Identity Manager, is passionate about her work maintaining the integrity of patient records and the role it plays in safeguarding both clinical and financial outcomes across the healthcare system.
Harris Data Integrity Solutions Taps Julie Pursley as Director of Industry Relations
Recognized health information professional Julie Pursley has joined Harris Data Integrity Solutions as director of industry relations.
Emergence of Caring Algorithms
Rachel Podczervinski and Julie A. Pursley discuss the emergence of Caring Algorithms to close the gaps between human and AI when it comes to patient matching. Learn more in part two of our 3-part white paper, Entrusting Data in an AI World: A Framework for Accurate Healthcare Data.
Person Matching: Navigating Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions
In For the Record, Megan Pruente, MPH, RHIA, discuss the keys to successfully managing MPI/EMPI challenges before, during and after acquisition.
Harris Data Integrity Solutions Promotes Rachel Podczervinski to Senior Vice President
Rachel Podczervinski, MS, RHIA, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Harris Data Integrity Solutions. overseeing its mission to ensure accurate patient identity management through innovative services and software solutions.
AHIMA24: Spilling the Tea on Patient Identity Management
Patient identity experts from Harris Data Integrity Solutions will be spilling the tea on all things person identity accuracy and management.in Booth #802 at AHIMA24.
The Clean MPI Impact: Stopping Patient Identity-Related Revenue Leakage
In the third installment of a series of guest articles on Libman Education’s Coders’ Corner, Rachel Podczervinski discusses the impact of a clean MPI on revenue leakage.
What’s in a Name?
In For the Record, Rachel Podczervinski weighs on AHIMA’s naming policy framework for patient identity management.
Duplicates and AI Investments: Stopping Patient Identity-Related Revenue Leakage
In the second installment of a series of guest articles on Libman Education’s Coders’ Corner, Rachel Podczervinski discusses how patient identity issues contribute to revenue leakage.
Stopping Patient Identity-Related Revenue Leakage
In the first installment of a guest article series on Libman Education’s Coders’ Corner, Rachel Podczervinski discusses how patient identity issues contribute to revenue leakage.